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, 1887-07-17
The George Boat CapsIzed in a squan


Henry George says men should not be
permitted to buy anything they cannot
make. We infer from this hat Mr..
George makes the steers which supply the
beefstcak he buys with his income from
the Anti Poverty Society.
, 1887-07-17
The Need OF the Hour.

"What is the great need of the hour2'
exclaimed a lecturer on THE Ameliora.
ton of the Evils of Humanity" To
which an inebriated auditor replied: "a
ni-night key with an c -electric light on the
end of it
, 1887-07-17
A Trying Experience,


TSOTHtfVITTt JOuTnIlI.T
The power of woman to make man
happy or wretched is wonderful, and man
never realizes the power woman has to
make him wretcbed so much as when he
puts on a new shirt that his wife has
made and starched and ironed all herself.
, 1887-07-17
Dr.. Wagner Cp.
sFICrAbrsrs

We offer no apology for deyoting so much time
and attention to this much neglected class of
diseases believing that no condition of humanity
is too wretched To merit the sympathy and best
services of the profession to which we belong
as many are innocent sufferers, and that
the physician who devotes himself
to relieving the afflicted and saving
them from worse than death, Is no less a
than the surgeon or physician who by close APP
plicatiOn eNcels in any other branch Of his pro-
ieSsiou. And, fortunately for humanity, the day
is dawning when the false phliSnthrOphy that
condemned the victims of folly or crime, like
the lepers under the Jewish law. to die unCared
for, has passed away.
, 1887-07-17

Columbia college numbers more students,
in all its departments, than any other college
In the United States.
, 1887-07-17

Prepared by a combination, proportion
and process peculiar to itself, Hoods
Sarsaparilia accomplishes cures hitherto
unknown.
, 1887-07-17

milwaukee Journal
In his backdown Mr.. President Cleve-
land seems to have put his loot into
somebody else's mouth.
, 1887-07-17
PITH in PARAGRAPHS.
Both of Them Bloody,

The Honolulu revolution was well nigh
as bloody rs Muat Halstead's encounters
with jeff Davis,
, 1887-07-17

New York Times.l
Well, it appears hat what John Shcr-
man did say about James q. Blaine was:
DO not nail his ear to the pump"
, 1887-07-17

SNG rC0SON~ My Tisgd A S !
= warranted, is because it is the best
Blood Preparation known. 1t will posi-
lively cure all Blood Diseases, purifes the
whole system, and thoroughly builds up the
constitution. Remember, we guarantee it
DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-07-17
HILLS STAGE
AND EXPRESS COMPANY

Coaches leave Chugwater daily (excepl
Sundays) on arrival of the G. & N.
train, touching Fort Laramie, Rawhide
Buttes and Lusk, and connec with the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad at Lusk
and for Sundance, Buffalo, Fort Fetter.
man, Fort Mckinney, Douglas, (Wyo.),
Fort Robinson and Chadron in Nebraska,
and Rapid City, Spearish and Deadwood.
Oak.
The cheapest and shortest route by
twenty-four hours.
The U. s. mail carried. We have first
class eating stations, and our division
agents take all pains to secure the COM
fort OF passengers.
, 1887-07-17
YOUNG ME-

Who may be suffering from the effects Of youth
ful fOllicS or indiscretiOns, will do well 10 avail
themselves of this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DIR. WAC
NER Will guarantee to forfeit five hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal weakness or pri-
waite disease of any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to cure.
, 1887-07-17
MEN.

There are many men of the age OF 80 to 60 whC
are troubled with too frequent excavations OF
the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smarting or burning sensation and a weakening
Of the system in "A manner the patient cannCt
account for. On examining the urinary deposits
a rOpy sediment will often be found. and some
times small particles of albumen will appear, or
tile color will be of akin or milkish hue, again
changing To q dark and turbid appearance.
There are many men who die of this difficulty
Ignorant Of the cause, which Is the second stage
Of seminal weakness. DIR. Wagner will guaran-
tee a cure in all such cases and "A healthy reStora-
ton Ot the genitO-urinary organs, Consultation
free. Thorough examination and advice. IS. 10.
See the Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribune Republic
can.
, 1887-07-17

EaLeTed al me Post o1toe, Cheyenne, HVo-
ming, for tranEHtSsion through ne mdfb ~
second otdSs matter.
, 1887-07-17
H0LLINGSWORTH HAY RAKES,

FERGUSON ST, CHEYENNE, wYo.
, 1887-07-17
ruE POINT TO PRESS HOME.

JNO. r. CARROLL, Editor
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Wilbur Voted Aue.

Everybody in Dakota knows Wilbur
i. Steele. He was u member of tho
Legislature from Steele county. There
is an incident in Stcele's legislative
career that goes very far to show his
characteristic regard for his wife. He
has one fault, however. He takes no
stock in oma suffrage--cxcept when
he is obliged to. On the occasion in
question the Woman Suffrage bill was
before the House. Maj. Hickey was
~championing the cause of the fair sex
in eloquent words when u call was made
for a vote, and the clerA proceeded to
call the roll. When Steele's name was
reached he rose with the dignity of q
Dsmosthenes and commenced
"Mr. Speaker, I am sorry that / can
not support this bill, but ="
AT that moment a we'll dressed lady
was seen to bend w the gallery rail.
In a loud voice she exclaimed:
"W-i-l-b-u-rl"
He glanced upward. It was enough.
He turned and said:
mi. Speaker, | vote aye"
The lady was steele's wife. -[Minne.
polls Journal.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Japanese M atrtunonia1 Jars.

Generally speaking the Japanese men
make kind and affeetionate husbands,
and the women make vir.uous and ex-'
emplary wives and mothers; and the
children are certainly the happiest little
ilnps in the world; their parents fondle
and spoil them most cfectually, and at
the same time never losing their contro
over them. The husband has absolute
control V 9 the person of his wife; at
the same time, one never sees a man
strike o woman in Japan; yet there is
considerable pinching and slapping done
on occasions when those strange and un-
governable spells Of exasperating ugli-
ness known as tantrums settle down
upon their matrimonial horizon. On
these occasions there is considerable free
hitting, biting and scratching INDUCED
in on both sides of the house; but the
greater strength Of the husband invaria-
bly, leaves him master of the situation,
and the belligerent household speedily
resumes its serene and happy course.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.
Epilepsy

Epilepsy is one of the most obstinate
diseases which physicians encounter.
Yet that it is durable is as generally con-
ceded. Doubtless one reason why fewer
epiieptics rccover is because, as q rule
they are not persistent enough in the
treatment, and, again, depend almost
entirely upon the use of drugs, neglect
ing hygienic measures which are scarcely
of less Importance. Those unfortunates
who are victims of the malady should
not assume, as so many do, that recov-
cry is impossible. They should find
courage in the fact that a larger per cent
are being cured at the present day than
formerly. One physician who has much
used electricity in the treatment OF cpl
lepsy unhcsitatingly af1irms that it is of
much value as. q curative agent. There
is a CERTAIN proportion of cases which,
failing to receive more than temporary
benefit from the bromidcs, might recover
when the treatment is reinforced by the
judicious application of electricity
boston Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Mrs. Beebe, the Ball, and the Boys.

Mrs. Beebe, an elderly New London
lady, has been a good deal annoyed by
boys who play foot ball in the street be-
fore her house. She had tried ~entreaties
and threats to no purpose, until the
other day, when she had her innings.
In the course of the game the boys
knocked the ball ont of the bounds into
the yard attached to Mrs. Beebe's resi-
dence, and before the spryest of the lot
could scale the fence and recover the
rubber sphere, Mrs. Beebe had captured
it, and when q demand was made for its
return she was deaf to all forms of m
treaty. The boys made two or three in
effectual attempts to soften Mrs. Beebe's
great wrath for their previous bad con-
duct, but she was adamant and the boys
were in a quandary. After a while they
held a mass meeting for deliberation on
the best course to pursue, and finally
decided to form a committee which was
divided into subcommittee of two,
whose duties should be in turn to make
half. hourly calls ON Mrs. Beebe, and de.
mand the return of their football. They
kept this up all day with little chance
of success, apparently until late in the
day, when it became a mere question OF
endurance which of the adverse parties
should prevail. For brute strength the
boys had the call, and at s o'clock Mrs.
Beebe surrendered and threw up the
ball, to paraphrase a term in nse in
pugilistic circles. -New London Day.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
The WOODEN Smoke Cure.

So much interest is expressed in the
cures of %felons, bruises, etc., effected by
means of wooden smoke, tina. VIC give
the record of a fresh case. Last Sunday
a little child of five years old fell from
some high place upon his face and struck
three upper teeth entirely through the
upper lip. They had to be extracted,
but the agony of the wound was fearful.
His mother left him in some ones care
and went out to do her washing on Mon
day. She was told of the smoke cure,
and when she went back on Monday
evening applied it to the child. She
took the prccaution to put q cent upon
the hole in the inverted flower pot, that
she might regulate the smoke, and
guarding his nose and mouth from in
haling it, applied it 10 the wounded lip
and the violently concussed wv. In ten
minutes the pain was much relieved.
In an hour the child seemed as we'll as
ever, except that the mouth was sore,
and he could only drink, not a t.-[Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
A I1ady,s Strange Pets.

Women have strange fancies. Oae of
them, prominent in all the fashionable
follies Of New York, is the happy pro-
prietress of q nest of white mice, in
which the chief object of her life are
centred. She hangs over them in an
abandonment of alteration, with endear-
ing phrases on ner lips;;sh s holds them
lovingly in her bejewelled hands and
allows them to wander at their own sweet
will yer the folds and frills of her Par
isian gowns.
One evening at a seaside resort, a little
more than a year ago, there was a fine
large audience gathered in the one theatre
the city boasts to witness a play given by
one Of the strolling companies that make
spasmodic visits to the great watering
pace. Plenty of beauty ami wealth
gladdened the eyes Of The actors and in
spired them. The play was capitally
given, but the attention of the audience
was constantly diverted from the stage
to the stage boxes, in one of which sat
the Lady with the Mice, as sensational
story writers would call her. The play
full gambols of her strange pets were ex-
citing to behold, and with their hand
some mistress they were the cynosurc of
all eyes.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
A Wonderful Pair of Scales.

In a Broadway store, which is o
branch of a big out-of- town scale fac
tory. are more different kinds of scales
than most people imagine were ever
made. There are specimens of every
grade of weighing machine, from the
BIZ track ssaiaa that can Walgh . rail-
road car full Of pig leal down to tiny
bal ,nce 50 fine that it is kept in a glass
case which coull be carried in ones
pocket. The smallest scales of all are
made for delicate tests in assaying. They
arc adjusted to milligrammes and are SO
sensitive and so fine that an eyclash can
bc correctly weighed on them. You can
write your name on o slip Of paper with
d lead pencil and then find out just how
much your signature weighs. The
weights are the mere ON Of aluminums
not half 50 large rs the head Of . pin.
The mach;n6e il SO delicate that Q little
dust blowing in from the street might
affect its workings, and it has to be care
fully cleaned after each exposure. II y
ii de of aluminium. platinum and the
| finest tempered steel, and people do not
uso II o. d plaything, as q general
rule. 1t cost as much % its weight ~
gold.
Every once il d while q skcptic comes
along who doesn't believe II will weigh
hair from d MINIS head, and il the
manager of the store has plenty Of time
ii his disposal he will bring out the
wonderful nttle machine and operate Y.
Arcporter happened II the other day
while the operation VA going ou. The
manager took i slip of ordinary writing
paper and weighed Il. # weighed sS
m-iliigrammes. He then gave Y 70 the
visitor, with i lend pencil, and tho visi-
for wrote John Henry Lsarneda N i
III fnll, free hand. Then the manager
nut the slip back On tho scale and fixed
tic little weights. When he struck =
balance aSaih 1ie iiau 4o aAaaaalliS
III fIle other side. The signature weighed
precisely : misligrarnnles.
Then TIC man pulled 4 hair out Of his
head, and tho m:sssager found u weighed
j milliurammss All cyclash weighed 4
lIttIe Ioes allan \ ~nliIiigralslnas, and Z
hair from his WEliskers weighed 3 mill
grarnnses.
rle managsr showed hoW easy y vas
IS nouat ths hair % mans head. AZ
lid Fake DC B miiIigranEnest 81 4 hair there
woala be 900 hairs n an ounce. Ths
ma probab hs1 ; oaaaces e BAR e
ill head and therefore z ooo halrs-
Il. Mail aRd Express
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Wild Geese In O Rtnn.

awe were climbing up Emigrant Hill
near Uintah, our horses taking their
time, as they were nearly tagged out,
when we heard the go5ble of wild geese
overhead. Looking up we behold a large
flock flying westward far out Of range.
Having nothing else to do VIC watched
their movements. They seemed to be
having a regular political caucus. Every
minute or two they Termed in acomplete
circle, with what appeared to BIO the
leader in the center, and after squawking
a minute they would break into a con-
fused mass of moving wings. In ashort
time they formed in near.y a perfect
letter w and headed northward, but
only remained in that position for .
short period. The next move was into
d triangle, then into a letter Y, and as
they disappeared from view they had
inverted the v and were en- route to
Logan. -ogdcn City 6UtaiD Herald.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Ta.eir lave story Photographed

IF you'll wait q minute TIL get you
The proofs Of d very original set Of pic
lures. Here-they arc. Look like . lot
Of scenes from . play, don't they? They
belong to q Michigan lady. She came
TO me not long ago and made an appoirt-
ment for herself and her husband for the
next morning She said I had better
reserve at least three hours, as she
wanted i complete set Of pictures taken,
and would have To change her dress
several times. They arrived the next
day with Matoga trunk and = yalise,
and had them brought Up 20 the dress
IND roorns. It turned out That they were
] bride and 4 groom, and that she had
been struck with The idea Of having 9
series Of pictures taken cominemorating
each important event n their co1rtship.
The submissive groom himself didn't
seemto think the idea q particularly
brilliant onc, but he evidently
had to give il. First, shs
said. wen have our Introduction,
and she made him put % . light tweed
summer suit md arrayed herself II 9
pink gauzy aHair and I n haf-il
seemed flley had first met nj picnic.
and these were the identical clothes
worn ID the occasion. She remembered
exactiv how they had stood when PFC
serted 10 each other and had the seems
reproauced IS nearly y possible. iflen
they changed ID evening dress and Wefs
taken i they appeared when Waiting
together tor the first time. isths
I boating picture. don't exactly knoH
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Pnnp4.1s Mann Uses.

There is apparently no ilnis to the
uses to (which paper will eventually be
but, SAYS Alfred TrunDle in the New
York News. IN the past week ] have
seen il various places about town, paper
car wheels, pals, peach baskets, ink
bottles, hats, chair seats, kitchen nten-
sis, picture frames and i lot Of so-called
paper sfatuary. Paper handkerchiefs
and napkins from Japan arc used as
dinner novelties il polite society. ]
read ii last evening's paper that 9 paper
bodied buggy has been built out West.
The cocoanut tree, whose universal ntil
IT. WIS once i proYerb, must lake q back
sent. What between lilesvariety Of ma
ferial paper can be- made out Of and the
variety 81 service + can be made toyield,
i viii soon contest the titIeo Of the eighth
wonder of tha world.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
ATixing Feed for stock.

i we'll known that d variety offood
MI dock Is better than any n kind,
naFtly for the reason that 10 u food
santains tho full elements Of nutrition
III their right proportions. But with
~tuminants giving variety is not enough.
gbev will do better il the different kinds
se uiixsd before feeding, that all may
eoIne III and DO remasticated. Neither
sho fall benefit Of hay or grain is secured
81 feeding separately. It is commonly
snnposcd that the loss is Chiefly in the
pFaIn. which is too hastily and greedily
swallowed to DO thoroughly digestcd.
plt there is MISC q loss in tho less palat-
8bIe forage, which being eaten with little
docs not take with il enough saliva
il make sure Of its thorough digestion.
Whatever i eaten with good appetite
does most good, though this rule is OF
scarcely any practical Importance to any
except human beings. Dumb animals
aeger eat unless they are hungry, and
lhcir hunger is for what has most nutri.
isn instead of dainties to tempt the
ale. Cultivator.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
Care of h Teeth.

The cayc OF the teeth should begin in
childhood. IF they become affected and
show signs of degeneration before a Ger
tain age, it is evidence that there exists
certain constitutional defects and de-
ra~ngements-a fact to whi"hsnfisien--
Importance is rarelrdirectcd. si,ga4
the disorders may 81 overcome, and per-
feet bodily health in later life be en-
joyed, the teeth, which suffered from
the general weakness and ill-health, can
never reach that perfect condition the
other parts of the body, without exccp-
ton, may attain. If the teeth OF child
become affected, not only should the
cause be sought for in the general health,
but the duty of the parents demands
that every effort should be made to pre-
serve them from destruction. While
some teeth are i~rretricyably ruined be-
fore certain varieties of decay are sus-
pected, habits of cleanliness will do
much to arrest disease and aid in their
presel vation. Children should be taught
to be sc%rupulously exact in the care of
the teeth. A soft brush ought to be
used by them after each meal, before re-
firing, and at their morning toilet.
Should signs of decay appear, or ten
dency to deformity be noticed, then
they ought at once be placed under the
care of a dentist, that impor ant profess
sional SO rarely sought by certain classes,
at least, excepting when extraction be-
comes imperative.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
M .Tnke for sLe Dor.

A curious incident, which resulted
fatally to q Cog, occurred at an Indian
wigwam near Lewiston, Idaho, the
other day, between Prof. McAlister, the
magician. and the noble redskins. The
Indians had d small dog that the pro-
fessor took quite a fancy to, and he
made himself quite familiar with the
brute by patting and petting him. He
asked the Indians how much they would
take for him, to which they replied
that they did not want to sell him. The
professor said shin very valuable dog
at the same time rubbing him down the
back to his tail length, n each stroke
taking a handful Of money from the end
of his tail, also from his mouth, cars
and nose. At these strange proceedings
the Indians stood in awe ea1 astonish.
ment. Alter the professor left Their
premises, they took the dog down e
the river bank and killed and dissccted
him. But 10 their great chagrin, they
found that the professor had MIXED hin
Of all tie nioney.-TArggonaus.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
LADIES,
Prsservlng yyedalne nj e,,,entoe..

AZ q recent New York wedding q tin
box was provided IN which were placed
a sheet Of paper containing the auto
graphs Of all present, a list of the gifts
received, photographs Of bride and
groom, q piece Of the wedding cake and
the brides dress, one of her gloves,
some OF the orange blossoms, and every
thing else Of interest; the box to be
securely fastened, not to be opened for
twenty-five years. The mother of the
bride had had a similar box. prepared,
and found the opening of it twenty-five
years after an event of such interest
that she advised her daughter to do the
same
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09

what it commentaries, but suppose some
especially tender passage. Then she
wanted to have the proposal scene, but he
objected to that, and SO vigorously that
/ at onee suspected him of having re-
sorted to his knees on the occasion.
They had quite a tiff over if, but finally
compromised on the time when she
played him the Moonlight Sonata;
the piano was wheeled in and, in my
opinion, that makes the prettiest picture
of all. Here is at the altar. That's the
last of the present series, but l believe
they intend coming to town every year,
on the anniversary of their wedding day,
for the purpose of adding a new n to
the collection" -[Clicago News.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
FARM AND GARDEN.
skim MILK cor Cows.

Ehere are many times il butter diaries
,sAsrs The most profitable use Of skim
s;.a milk is to feed it again to the cow
sbich has given it. The milk, after the
s.sari Ids been taken from it, retains the
s~is,aents that most COW find deficient in
iasir food. With plenty Of grain the
III an easily supply the carbon Or fat
larTaiug elements of her milk, provided
Hi en- get the caseine and albuminous
,.nrEions which the skinl-milk furnishes.
fl i the drain Of these that hurts cows
mosk. and they should be supplied, il
sotin skim milk, then in some other food
safaIly nutritious.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-07-09
! Preserving Eggs.

III the warm season advances and
sggs become cheaper, many will be in
lEressed III the best modes of preserving
shsm until there is a rise in prices. We
easily recommend q dozen meth
bns Which is the best earn II safely
answered. Although solutions of
e, salt and alkaline substances have
been used, as well as certain acids and
s~asissptics, yet nj single process has
uet Tie demand Of the poultryman as
infallible. To properly preserve eggs
sg must De strictly fresh, arule which
must be rigidly enforced, but which is
impossible if they are handled by several
persons. This %prccaution is necessary
because q single stale egg will often
poil al. Then, again, they should be
dfeIa hens not In company with cocks,
IL i~nfcrtile eggs will keep three times
long j will those suitable for
Aasthingg. All these precautions are
necessary in the beginning; and next
hsy should be stored in q cool place,
II boxes or On racks, and turned three
lales i week 80 as to change the posi-
lions Of the yolks, which sometimes
stlsk y the shells. No liquids or other
preserving compounds are necessary.
slnnly sell your roosters, be sure the
ggs afe fresh, place them on racks
without anything around the eggs, turn
sAena tlree times a week. keep them in a
eeol cellar, and they will remain fresh
rs slx months.-[Chicago Herald.